02/07/2014 Look East - East

the Turner Prize in 1999. Christie's said it had been bought by an

anonymous bidder. The accident in Chadwell St Mary

happened this lunchtime, six days before the Tour de France

arrives in our region, travelling through Saffron Walden,

Braintree and Chelmsford. According to

an exclusive BBC poll 49% of adults say its too dangerous to

cycle on the roads in their area and 68% say the roads are not ddsigned

well enough for those using bikes. These cyclists meet regularly on

Tuesday nights, cycling 40 liles Tuesday nights, cycling 40 miles

along the roads of Suffolk. They are members of a cycling club and

Braintree will host the Tour de France but these cyclists prefer the

roads around Sudbury that are safer. The further you get into

Essex and more populated, it to write to work through the back

claims after the Tour de France so I think

both sides road drivers. Our exclusive poll

based to be safe for cyclists and in the

last 18 months total of for Transport says it has doubled

funding for Boardman, Olympic gold medallist in

1992 says that if you want the pedestrians they would not look as

they do now. You have to school like that. 50% of the kids in

that benevolence right to the journey, just look at these bike

racks. We do enough to courage and facilitate

cycling to work. In 36% said yes while 52% said no. It

is about the facilities you is also finding space to put bike

racks and shower units in. but smaller and more medium`size

companies might have problels. races like this encourage other

people to get this is the next step in making

cycling a bit more popular. The as a nutritional supplement to

a number of premature babies. Police investigating the murder

of Nahid Al`Manea have been talking to students at the University

of Essex who knew her. They're trying to build up ` picture

of the 31`year`old's daily routine. The Saudi student was found with 16

stab wounds Police still have no motive

for her murder. Lowestoft College has announced

the Principal Simon Summers, seen here, and both Vice`Prhncipals

have taken leave It comes after a consultant employed

by the college to observe improvements in areas including

leadership and manangement since its Ofsted inspection last June said

they weren't being made fast enough. The Arts Council's announced ?2

million of funding for 16 organisations in Norfolk, Stffolk

and Essex, helping to keep them But it's not good news

for the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds ` it's losing

its funding from next April. Creative Arts East and Seachange are

on the list for the first thme, Aldeburgh Music,

The Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Museums Norfolk and the

New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich ` both that and Focal Point in Southend

have got an increase, the other 12 It is their current producthon on

stage that perhaps reflects how staff are feeling after the

disappointing news today. The theatre role `` the Theatre Royal in

Bury St Edmunds had lost its funding from the arts Council and 8% of

their total income has gone. They the next few months they will review

how they work. necessarily that we are closing the

door. In East which again which is a great credht to the

company and by real`life stories from rdsidents

in care homes like this one. play. It is important that we bring

it to the people to a theatre or come out late at

night. It is important to bring are getting this particular grant.

Back benefit from this type of theatre

work. more cloud on Friday. None of this

survives into the weekend, some rain around on Saturday.

It's certainly been a feast of football again. The temperature in

S?o Paulo was much the same as we had in Glasgow and Bristol. Here,

temperatures are set to climb higher in the next few days. Tonight,

rather than Brazil, it's more likely to be chilly. In rural areas we're

looking at low single figures for a while. Clear skies overnight. It is

setting us up for a sunny start to Wednesday. There will be changes

coming in from the north-west. The breeze will freshen in Scotland and

Northern Ireland. We have rain coming in from the north-west. The

cloud advancing into parts of England and Wales, but a fine day

here with a good deal of sunshine. The rain will arrive across the

north and west of Northern Ireland later in the day. Some of the rain

in the North West of Scotland could be quite heavy for a while. The

winds will lessen as the rain clears through. Eastern